Double or nothing for Celtic's Kris Commons

CELTIC beat Europe's best when they humbled Barcelona in the Champions League.

PUBLISHED: PUBLISHED: 00:01, Sun, Apr 21, 2013

Kris Commons wants to end Celtic's season on a high

They finally cured their travel sickness in Europe's premier club competition as they secured their first away day success, at the 19th time of asking, when they beat Spartak Moscow.

And they overcame the odds to progress through their Champions League group and bolster their bank balance by reaching the last 16 of the competition.

Neil Lennon's men will secure the SPL title if they pick up a point at home to Inverness Caley Thistle this lunchtime.

But all of that is not enough for Kris Commons, and the Hoops ace fears the season will be branded a failure if they don't do the double.

The SPL trophy will not move from it's home of the past year of the Celtic Park trophy cabinet, but unless the Scottish Cup is sitting alongside it after next month's final Commons will look back on the campaign with disappointment.

Commons said: "I suppose the Champions League will be a big thing, but looking back on it if we don't win the cup final then it will be classed as possibly a disappointing season.

"Even though we have done very well in Europe domestically we were looking to win the treble.

"Obviously that is not an option any more but we need to do the double. We qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League soI think people would then look upon that as a very acceptable season.

"It has been kind of weird this season, because Europe for a lot of us has been the first time and a big occasion and the best competition in the world, and that has kind of been separate to everything else we have done.

Even though we have done very well in Europe domestically we were looking to win the treble.

Celtic star Kris Commons

"For us it has been two different seasons - a European season and a domestic season.

"It has been magic to play European football but our bread and butter is Scottish football and if we only come out of it having only won one trophy it would be a bit disappointing.

"European-wise we have probably got a lot of credit, which is something we would want to add to next year as well, but domestic wise we have probably lost too many games for our liking - certainly the manager's liking.

"We were looking good for the treble this year so the one cup we haven't won we are disappointed with.

"We are all keen, we know how much it means not only to ourselves, but to the manager and the club.

"From my eyes, I don't know whether it would be as disappointing to the other professionals in the dressing room, but certainly I think it would be. If we didn't do the double this year it would be a disappointing season.